|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
Peter, to say you missed the point would be a gross understatement. Even if
I didn't already own it, I personally wouldn't buy a used copy of TS4 at any
price either (even with a "Y2K clause" in the purchase agreement). The fact
that you'll have to pretend you're someone else every time you contact Omega
Support is enough of a deterrent for me! If that's all you wanted to say,
you should have responded to the original posts about TS4's for sale, not to
mine.
The point is if someone DOES want to buy TS4 at a discount, I wouldn't let
the Y2K or an upgrade issue be a deal killer. Both obstacles can be
overcome. Obviously "things might have changed" by the time the patch comes
out. That's not exactly a profound statement. Is there still some risk
involved? Of course. You and I might spend $495 on the TS5 upgrade, only
to find out six weeks later that the new DayTrader Pro 2.0 is much better,
and now we're both out another $1,500. The people who bought TS4 on the
cheap would then be laughing at us. Nothing is written in stone in this
business, (I hope we can at least agree on that).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter2150@xxxxxxx [mailto:Peter2150@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, June 26, 1998 5:36 PM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Re : TS 4.0 for sale
>
>
> In a message dated 98-06-26 17:27:02 EDT, bruceb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > Pierre, capitalism can always find a way around regulation.
> For instance,
> > suppose a buyer and seller of a copy of TS4 agree on the price
> of $1,000.
> > The buyer could pay the seller $900 upon delivery of the
> program, and pay
> > the remaining $100 upon delivery of the Y2K patch. The seller (the
> original
> > TS owner) gets the patch legally from Omega, passes it on to
> the buyer, and
> > gets his $100. Both buyer and seller have a strong interest
> to see that
> the
> > patch is transferred. Problem solved. For those of you who
> already bought
> > a private copy of TS4 without such a clause in the deal, track down the
> > original owner and be prepared to spend a little more money...
> >
>
> Solution yes. Shorted sighted, absolutely. First of all, by
> the time the
> patch comes out things might have changed enough it isn't worth
> $100 for the
> hassle to the seller. Then the buyer still has a problem. Same
> thing with
> future upgrades. A penny wise pound foolish solution. As a seller I can
> understand someone who will no longer be using it trying to
> recoup some money.
> But as a buyer it makes no sense. If you think you can make
> money trading to
> want the software in the first place, given what should be
> realistic targets
> of income worrying about the difference in price seems silly. Just my 2
> cents.
>
|